To begin with, I want to mention that the overwhelming majority of people still have no idea what it’s even about. People think it’s simply about being kind and polite, and why not if it takes so little effort and costs nothing to them? Nobody wants to hurt anybody’s feelings.
As for women who trans small children, they are few in number and clearly disturbed. They have very little agency in life, and this helps them feel important and gain attention. If this method didn’t exist, they’d find another.
Of course, when we are talking about children who have reached puberty, there’s not much that parents can do other than be supportive. Any opposition will just make it worse. They have to believe it or convince themselves they believe it because there are no options at that point. The only way out is to have medical procedures of any kind outlawed completely.
So I think it’s mostly people not knowing what’s at stake and wanting to be kind. Once the issue is de-medicalized, it will cease to be a problem.
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